The Los Angeles News Group recently chatted with the Mistress of the Dark about the ghoulishly fun holiday and the her show at the amusement park.

Q: Why do we like to be scared?

A: It’s the adrenaline rush. I think it’s chemical. It’s that ‘fight or flight’ and you get that rush and it really sends your hormones through your body an you become really horny and attack the person next to you.

Q: What is your favorite part of Knott’s Halloween Haunt?

A: I like the ambience of the whole place. I like the fog, I like the sliders. I say I like them, but they actually scare the living heck out of me, the sliders, the monsters coming out from underneath the fog. I don’t know how many year I’ve through the fog on the way to the dressing room and one of those guys comes sliding along and I’m glad there’s bodyguards in front of me.

Q: What will “Elvira’s Sinema Seance” be like?

A: My new show has a lot of jokes, a lot of music and dancing, and this one has a lot more video. I’m going to do remakes of the old classic horror movies. I’ve stuck myself in them, of course. My favorite horror films are the old, old ones I grew up with because they’re really like comfort food to me. If I’m bummed out or sick with a cold, I put on an old horror movie.

Q: What is it like to be the face of Halloween?

A: It’s been 32 years and I’m used to it. It’s the very best holiday in the world. You don’t have to buy any presents, you don’t have to have any dinners with your relatives. You get to dress up as your fantasy and act out for one night and nobody blames you in the morning.

Q: What is the best part of being Elvira?

A: Seeing people happy. Hearing people laugh. There’s so many fans I have that grew up with me it amazes me all the time when I see them. People come and say, ‘I used to watch you with my dad or mom and now I’m grown up and I watch you with my kids.’ It’s crazy. It doesn’t seem like a family fare, but apparently it is.